From the Poodle to the P-Liner – the legendary tall ships from the Laeisz shipping company
While for some the record circumnavigations were not quite right, for others the legendary Hamburg tall ships of the F. Laeisz shipping company were “down to the last fully constructed figments of commercial expediency and technical precision instruments of their time”. The “Flying P-Liners” became the backbone of a shipping company that was not only committed to commercial profit.
At home on the seven seas - from the first sailor to Cook's discoveries
The Egyptians also used the wind to move around on water, ancient empires relocated entire armies in the Mediterranean and the Vikings were able to go on their raids with its help. The Hanseatic League paved the way for trade and voyages of discovery, which settlers followed and the white spots on the maps disappeared.
A sea trip is not always fun - About mutinies and icy discoveries
Explorers and generals were sent to take possession of additional land. Not everyone obeyed their employer and the BOUNTY became famous in this way. Less well known, although important, are the injustices of colonialism that erupted in the AMISTAD mutiny and brought attention to the conditions on the slave ship and the slave trade itself. Nevertheless, it took almost half a century before it was banned. Tea clippers like the CUTTY SARK and the BEAGLE cut a fine figure at the bow and the EREBUS and TERROR head into icy latitudes. With the FRAM even to the north and south.